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Act of Parliament clock

Act of Parliament clock noun: a large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.

Noun

Act of Parliament clock (plural Act of Parliament clocks)

  1. (UK, historical) A large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.

Forms of Act of Parliament clock

pluralAct of Parliament clocks

Questions about Act of Parliament clock

What does Act of Parliament clock mean?
Act of Parliament clock means a large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.
What part of speech is Act of Parliament clock?
Act of Parliament clock is a noun.
What is the plural of Act of Parliament clock?
The plural of Act of Parliament clock is Act of Parliament clocks.

Words near Act of Parliament clock in the dictionary

  1. act of darkness
  2. act of faith
  3. act of God
  4. act of independent significance
  5. act of parliament
  6. Act of Parliament clock
  7. Act of Parliament clocks
  8. act of sederunt
  9. act of war
  10. act on
  11. act one's age

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